April 18, 2016

Season highlight #10

Rangers GM Murray Hiebert sent a third and two conditional second round draft picks to the Guelph Storm for star forward Robby Fabbri at the Ontario Hockey League’s trade deadline in January.

The only problem?

Fabbri was with the NHL’s St. Louis Blues at the time. The hope was that the elite centre would be sent back to junior and join the Rangers for the second half of the season and a playoff run.

Of course, it never happened.

Had it worked out, it would have been a small price to pay for a major difference maker. As it turned out, the Rangers gave up a third round selection for nothing. At least the two second round picks come back to the Aud.

But the move did create some buzz until the addition of Fabbri was officially ruled out about a month after the transaction.

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Rangers GM Murray Hiebert sent a third and two conditional second round draft picks to the Guelph Storm for star forward Robby Fabbri at the Ontario Hockey League’s trade deadline in January.

The only problem?

Fabbri was with the NHL’s St. Louis Blues at the time. The hope was that the elite centre would be sent back to junior and join the Rangers for the second half of the season and a playoff run.

Of course, it never happened.

Had it worked out, it would have been a small price to pay for a major difference maker. As it turned out, the Rangers gave up a third round selection for nothing. At least the two second round picks come back to the Aud.

But the move did create some buzz until the addition of Fabbri was officially ruled out about a month after the transaction.